News snippets
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Delivering a blow to Cook Islands weeds
16 Aug 16
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Landcare Research scientists are assisting the war on weeds not only in New Zealand but also its Pacific neighbour, the Cook Islands.
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Wasp Biocontrol Update 7
21 Jul 16
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In the last update we told you that the wasp biocontrol project is at a turning point. Well, we have just heard from the Sustainable Farming Fund that our request for variation has been approved, so it is time to tell you what happens next, and why.
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A book outlining, for the first time ever, the complete flora of the Cook Islands has come to fruition.
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Wasp Biocontrol Update 6
27 Jun 16
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The past few weeks have brought much excitement to the project.
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The Soils Portal is your launch pad to soils information collected and managed by Landcare Research.
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Every day, New Zealand rural land owners make critical decisions about land use and management practices based on their knowledge, networks, advice and values.
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Wasp Biocontrol Update 5
16 Feb 16
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Wasp mite has been named – please meet Pneumolaelaps niutirani
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Researcher in NZ first
20 Jan 16
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Landcare Research researcher Zhi-Qiang Zhang has been appointed to the post of Secretary-General of the prestigious International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
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Christmas closure
17 Dec 15
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The staff at Landcare Research are away on their holidays from December 25th to January 5th and our response to issues may be delayed during this time.
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Soil is fundamental to life on Earth – and as our soil and land resources come under increasing pressure, choices will need to be made for optimum and sustained use.